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Curious George

Curious George

Show me the Monkey!

20066.51h 27m

Overview

When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan
Written by H.A. Rey, Margret Rey, Mike Werb
Produced by Jon Shapiro, Ron Howard, David Kirschner
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $69.8M

Top Cast

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Maggie (voice)

David Cross

David Cross

Junior (voice)

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Clovis (voice)

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Ms. Plushbottom (voice)

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

George (voice)

Ed O'Ross

Ed O'Ross

Ivan (voice)

M

Michael Chinyamurindi

Edu (voice)

Michael Sorich

Michael Sorich

"Seen It" Cab Driver (voice)

Themes & Keywords

hatafricamuseumhuman animal relationshipproduct placementballoonjunglebased on children's bookmonkeyfamilypredictioncargo shipcuriositynatural history museumanimal protagonistanthropomorphic

About Curious George

Curious George is a adventure, animation, comedy, family film released in 2006 exploring themes of hat, africa, museum, human animal relationship, product placement, balloon. Directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, it stars Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross. When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

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